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2000 General Demographic Statistics

Total population | Sex and Age | Race | Relationships | Household Types | Education
Marital Status | Veteran Status | Spoken Languages | Employment | Income | Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent

 

 

 

Total population

151,580

100.0

Sex and Age

 

 

Male

73,016

48.2

Female

78,564

51.8

Median age (years)

33.5

 

Race
  

White

138,987

91.7

Black or African American

4,961

3.3

Hispanic or Latino

3,501

2.3

Asian

2,060

1.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,142

0.08

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

136

0.01

Relationship
  

In households

140,561

92.7

Householder

64,691

42.7

Spouse

26,299

17.3

Child

33,916

22.4

Other relatives

4,800

3.2

Nonrelatives

10,855

7.2

In group quarters

11,019

7.3

Household by Type
  

Total Households

64,691

100.0

Family households (families)

35,682

55.2

Married-couple family

26,299

40.7

Female householder, no husband present

7,037

10.9

Nonfamily households

29,009

44.8

Household Occupancy
  

Occupied housing units

64,691

92.9

Vacant housing units

4,959

7.1

 

 

 

Population 3 years and over enrolled

44,103

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

2,180

4.9

Kindergarten

1,875

4.3

Elementary School (grades 1-8)

12,981

29.4

High School (grades 9-12)

6,159

14.0

College or graduate school

20,908

47.4

Educational Attainment

 

 

Less than 9th grade

4,702

4.9

9th - 12th grade, no diploma

11,718

12.3

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

28,998

30.4

Some college, no degree

23,514

24.7

Associates Degree

4,373

4.6

Bachelor's Degree

14,507

15.2

Graduate or professional degree

7,420

7.8

Percent high school graduate or higher

82.8

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

23.0

(X)

Marital Status

 

 

Never married

39,701

31.4

Now married, except separated

58,184

46.0

Separated

2,317

1.8

Widowed

8,999

7.1

Divorced

17,378

13.7

Veteran Status

 

 

Civilian Veterans

16,469

13.5

Disability Status of the Noninstitutionalized Population

 

 

Population 5 to 20 years

32,582

100.0

With a disability

2,630

8.1

Population 21 to 64 years

85,829

100.0

With a disability

16,845

19.6

Population 5 to 20 years

21,399

100.0

With a disability

9,550

44.6

Language Spoken at Home

 

 

English only

135,925

95.1

Employment Status

 

 

Population 16 years and over

125,002

100.0

In labor force

80,648

64.5

Civilian labor force

80,538

64.4

Employed

75,199

60.2

Unemployed

5,339

4.3

Not in labor force

44,354

35.5

Occupation

 

 

Management, professional, and related occupations

20,837

27.7

Service occupations

13,974

18.6

Sales and office occupations

22,769

30.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

140

0.2

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

5,847

7.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

11,632

15.5

Income in 1999

 

 

Median household income (dollars)

$29,563

(X)

Median family income (dollars)

$38,114

(X)

Median earnings (dollars)

 

 

Male full-time, year-round workers

$27,778

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

$20,980

(X)

Poverty Status in 1999

 

 

Families

3,570

9.9

Female householder, no husband present

1,956

27.2

Individuals

22,437

15.9

Housing Characteristics

 

 

Total housing units

69,877

100.0

Units in structure

 

 

1-unit, detatched

45,936

65.7

20 or more units

7,004

10.0

Median (rooms)

5.0

(X)

Vehicles Available

 

 

None

6,005

9.3

1

27,531

42.5

2

23,661

36.5

3 or more

7,624

11.8

House Heating Fuel

 

 

Utility gas

48,398

74.7

Electricity

14,839

22.9

Housing Unit Value

 

 

Median (dollars)

$79,800

(X)

Mortgage Status

 

 

Median (dollars)

$699

(X)

Gross Rent

 

 

Median (dollars)

$452

(X)

 

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